An elevation is different. It shows the face of something, or perhaps more correct, the projection of an object/s to a plane. But my testing suggests it produces SECTIONS, not elevations.
Yes, you can use abbreviations in tables and figures. All abbreviations used in tables and figures should be defined in the table note or figure caption, respectively, even though the abbreviations will be also be defined in the text if they are used there.
An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase.It consists of a group of letters taken from the word or phrase. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr. , abbrv. or abbrev.riters often use shorthand to denote units of measure. Such shorthand can be an abbreviation, such as in for  inch  or can be a symbol such as km for  kilometre . The shorthand in applies to English onlyâin Afrikaans for example, the shorthand dm is used for the equivalent Afrikaans word duim.